The Internet Can Turn Quickly — Even On Bernie Sanders

Ashley Young, NPR Digital Media

August 15, 2016

John Minchillo/AP

With the weekend coming, some are likely headed out of town for vacation. But how Bernie Sanders is choosing to spend his down time after his hard-fought campaign with Hillary Clinton had some of his former supporters this week questioning his Democratic socialist authenticity.

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Sanders recently purchased a lake-front home in North Hero, Vt., his home state. The $575,000, four-bedroom home includes 500 feet of Lake Champlain beachfront on the east side of the island, according to the Vermont newspaper Seven Days.

The purchase makes this Sanders' third home, and after the news broke of his recent purchase, the Internet became a breeding ground for complaints.